This book offers a conceptual journey into the heart of Joep van Lieshout’s radical experiments. Through the works produced by his studio, art and design transcend their status as mere aesthetic objects to become functional tools, carrying an alternative vision of habitat and living together.

Conceived as the architectural plan of an imaginary house, the book invites the reader to move from one room to another. Each space unfolds its own formal and conceptual logics — sometimes surprising, sometimes disturbing — and challenges our certainties. The creations act as tests, encouraging us to move beyond the initial shock to engage in deeper reflection.

Rather than imposing a user manual, this fictional house questions our choices and our social structures. It does not dictate how to live, but pushes us to consciously rethink how we organize our lives, our spaces, and our systems.

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Atelier Van Lieshout
Hardcover
230 mm × 320 mm
408 pages
In English

ISBN: 9789083286051